Valparaiso University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.Ed. – Teaching & Learning

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Department of Education offers graduate programs enabling educators to increase, update, and deepen their knowledge of teaching and learning, to enhance their professional standing, and to prepare for positions that require additional or advanced preparation. Two concentrations are offered.
Teaching and Learning is a minimum 36 credit hour M.Ed. concentration for elementary and secondary school teachers who want to enhance their effectiveness as educators by becoming master teachers. Individuals may use this degree to professionalize a teaching major or minor or to add a minor (e.g., reading, learning disabilities) or a junior high/middle school endorsement to their license. The program is highly flexible, providing the opportunity to construct programs of individualized study depending on the individual's needs and interests.

Eligibility Requirements:

Valparaiso University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or (as qualified herein) religion, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities, generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or (as qualified herein) religion in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, career services and placement, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Valparaiso University is an institution committed to its Lutheran traditions. The University reserves the right to promote the teachings of the church and to exercise preferences in admissions in favor of Lutherans.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999